Shoe ornament.



G. P. 'KEIGHLEY.

SHOE ORNAMENT.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 12, 1912.

Patented June 11, 1912.

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SHOE ORNAMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1z, 1912.

` LZQYl. Patented June 11,1912.

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it .known4 that l, CnamnsP. Kuren- LEY citizenrof the United States,residing in ineland, New Jerscy,haveinvented certain which Athefollowing 'is a' specitication. object of'my invention is to provide an:ornamental structurelfor attachment to a shoe, which, whi1e being neatand attractive in a pearance, shall be inexpensivegto make, of suchconstructionas to permit of its being easily and, quickly vapplied to,or removed from the shoe.v These objects and other advantageous ends ,llsecure as hereinafter set forth, reference had to the accompanyingavvinfv in which;

Figure 1, is a planof a ovv;V showing it as having one form of 'mornament attached to it; Fig. 2, is a p an of thevshoe prior to theappllcation of m ornamentand ,ShQWingj-the openings for e reception` of,theiholding tongues of said ornament; F ig.

3, is @perspective viewof theunder sideof the main portion of thatorm'of my orna-A ment shown in Fig. 1, theornmental tongue having beenremoved; Fig. 4, is ,a longitudi nal section of the ornament and the`vampl of the shoe 4to which it isattached; Fig.,5,`

is a perspective view of the "metal-center piece forming part of myornament; Figs..

,6 ,to-9 ,inlusiveare plan views of .the parts ,preferabl 4employed inconjunction .with :the nieta piece vshown in Fig. 5, lto formtheornamentshown in Fig. .3; Fig. 10, is a side elevation of .an v lornament calledal rosette, showing the projecting tongues for attaching the ornament t0the Shoe; Figs# 11 and 12, .are plan views of the parts pref# erabl.employed in conjunction with thef meta pieceshovvn in Fig.' 5 to formthe ornament @0WD ill Fig. 10; Fig. 13, is aplan of theunderside ofamodilied form of my? ornament; 14 and 15, are pla-ns show-f ingrespectively the construction of the .pieces of stiening and ornamentalmaterial used in that form of my invention shown in Fig. 13; and Fi 16isan inverted plan of slightly modilie form of myinv'entlon ln the abovedrawings that form of ornament shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4 is made up y,of an elongated -body 1 of relatively stii Vsheet metal, stamped orotherwise formed so as to have a pair of oppositely extending .flexibletongues 2; the-body itself being Ailiade tohaveany desired outline orshape, althoughthatillustrated in 5 is prefprovements in 'ShoeOrnaments, 'of

erableifor the ornaments shown in Figs. 1,

3, l2'and 13. Two pieces 3 and 4 of stiftening material such as buckramare then mounted immediately adjacent the opposite faces of the .metalpiece 1, and said pieces are preferably, but not necessarily made tohave the outline of the finished ornament.

"lhepiece 4 is provided with a pair of slits' or apertures 5 throughwhich may be passe-'d the flexible tongues 2 of the metalpiece 1. Inmaking up the ornament shown '1n Figs. 1, 3 and 4, there is furtherprovided alength 6 of some ornamental material such as leather, ribbonor the like of the general shape indicated in Fig. 8 and provided at itsopposite ends with apertures 7. There is further provided a second piece8 of ornamental materialof the general form shown in Fig. 9v and inassembling the various parts the le h 6 is extended over one `face ofvthe sti enin piece 3, and the metal piece 1 with the sti against saidpiece 3; the tongues 2 being passed through the apertures 5 of saidpiece 4. The ends of the piece 6 are then passed around the ends of thestitfening pieces 3 `and 4 and the tongues 2 are passed through theapertures 7 thereof, after which the second iece 8 of ornamentalmaterial is extended) across the middle portion of the outer face of thepiece 6. The ends of said piece 8 are brought around the edges of thepiece 6 and are turned toward each otheracross the'` under surface ofthe ornament body between the projectingtongues 2, after which they maybe sewed or otherwise fastened together as shown in Figs. 3 and 16,

making the complete ornament. The latter may then be bent into a curvedshape to make it ,conform to theshoe to which itis attached and it isconnected to the vamp portion ofsaid shoe, by passing said tonguesthrough theA apertures a." therein. Thereafter said tongues are benttoward each other so as to lie flat against the inside of the shoe asindicated in Fig. 4 so that they hold the ornament securely in place.desired a tongue 17 of ornamental material may be mounted on theprojecting tongues 2 ,between the ornament proper and the vamp portionof the shoe, though it may be omitted without departing from myinvention.

In making ornaments similar to that shown in Fig. 10 I provide a bodyyportion consisting of two pieces3 and 4 of stilienening piece 4 arethen placed( ing material and mount between them 'ai piece 1a ofrelatively st-iif yet flexible sheet metal which as before is providedwith tongues 2. These areupassed through the apertures 5 in said piece 4and the latter' is then sewed or otherwise permanently at; t-ached tothe ,stillening piece 3a. f

Some form of ornamental fabric. 1 0 is attached to or mounted on theouter faceofy thev stiiiening piece 3a, the completed ornaientlyattached to, or detached from a shoe such as shown in Fig. 2. In thisconnection it will be noted that the body of the metal` piece 1\.lserves to hold down the end portions of the ornamental'material andthereby obviates tbe necessity of fastening said ends to the shoe bysewing orother means.

In that form of ornament shown in Fig. 13, one of the stift'ening pieceshas the form indicated at 4b and the other is replaced by a piece ofornamental material 12 of generally similar shape. Both the piece ofstiiiening material and the ornamental piece 12 are notched at abouttheir middle points, and the stiffening piece 4b is provided withapertures 5 for the passage of the tongues 2 of the sheet metal piece2a. The piece 12 which maybe of leather` or other suitable material, ismounted directly back of a frame 13 in the form of an ornamental bucklebody and'is notched at 14 so as to fit around the ends of a bar 15',extending transversely across the back of the frame 13 to which it isattached at its ends, and oftset so as to be spaced away from same. Thepiece of sti'lening material Q is likewise notched as indicated at 16and with the metal piece 2il and the piece of ornamental material 12itsagainst the back face of the buckle frame 13 and under the transversebar 15. The two pieces 12 and' @are held in place by said transverse barwhile the metal piece 2a is held in place by reason of the 'engagementof its flexible tongues 2 with said stiffening piece where they throughits apertures 5. In this instance I have shown an ornamentalton e 17held to the back of the structure ma eV up of the pieces 4b, 2 and 12,by means of the flexible members 2; which are passed through suitableslits or apertures in the same.

While in Flg. 3 I have shown'the flexible tongues-2 as holding togetherthe ends of the ornamental piece 6, with the ends of the ornamentalpiece 8 merely extended between them, I may as shown in Fig. 16, soproportion the parts that the ends of this second ornamentalpiece 8shall be engaged and held together by these same tongues 2, which insuch case would be provided with slits or apertures for the passage ofthe latter. The over-lapping end of the piece 8 would prefjmeans.

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otherfend by stitching or other suitable tongue 17 may also. be attachedto orna- It is obvious that the ornamentalA "era-bly be held to theadjacent part of the of said tongue, thus adding to the general iappearance. of the ornament.

I claim-` 1. s.A shoe ornament, consisting of abody of stifleningmaterial; a covering of flexible ornamental material for said body withasnetal plate concealed between the stiifening material andtheornamental material; said metal plate having projectingv portionspassing through thematerial of the ornament for attaching the -same to ashoe.

2. A shoe ornament, consisting of a body of stiii'ening material; acovering of {lexible ornamental material for said body; with a metalplate concealed between the stiftening material and the ornamentalmaterial; said metal plate having projecting portions ,passing ,throughthe material of the ornament for attaching the saine to a shoe, with aseparable ornamental tongue held in place by said projecting portions ofthe metal plate.

3. A shoejornament consisting of a layer of stiii'ening material; ametal 'plate lying adjacent thereto and having project-ing tonguespassingV through said stiifening material; and a length of flexibleornamental ymaterial extended over the cover piece of lstiifeningmaterial; having its ends bent around the combined pieces of stitt'eningmaterial and metal plate and engaging the projecting tongues of themetal plate.

4. A shoe-ornament consist-ingof a layer of stifl'ening material; ametal plate lying adjacent thereto and having projecting tongues passingthrough said stifening ma terial; and a length of iiexible ornamentalmaterial extended over the cover piecev of stiieningl material, havingits ends bent` around the combined pieces of stiffening material andmetal plate and engaging the projecting tongues of the metal plate; witha second piece of ornamental material extending across the front of thefirst ornamental piece and having its ends folded around the structureand fastened together.

5. A shoe ornament consisting of two pieces of stiliening material; ametal plate mounted between said pieces and having projecting tonguesextending through one of the same; a length of flexible ornamentalmaterial extending over and aroundV saidv pieces of stitl'ening materialand having its ends secured in vplace by engagement with the projectingtongues of said metal plate;

with a second piece of ornamental material extending across the outerface of the structure havlng its ends brought around the same and turnedtoward each other; the projecting tongues of the metal plate en gagingsaid ends to hold them together.

6., A shoe ornament consisting of a piece of stiening material; a metalplate lying adjacent thereto and having projecting i tongues passingthrough the same; and a body of ornamental material mounted on saidpiece of stifening material and metal plate; said tongues of the metalplate projecting from the under side of the ornament for attaching thesame to al shoe. y

7. vA shoe. ornament consisting of a piece of stitfening material; ametal plate lying adjacent thereto and having projecting tongues passingthrough the same; and a body of ornamental material mounted on saidpiece of stifening material and metal plate; said tongues of the metalplate proj ecting from the under side of the ornament of said pieces;and a body of ornamental material attached to said pieces of stiieningmaterial and saidmetal plate; said-tonguesof saidvmetal plateproject-ing from the under side of the .ornament for attaching it to ashoe.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification,` inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES P. KEIGHLEY. Witnesses:

WILLIAM E. BRADLEY, WM. A. BARR.

